Overview
- Spain’s National Police executed simultaneous actions across Madrid, Ávila, Toledo, Bilbao and València with support from the DEA and Dutch authorities.
- Officers seized 1,870 kilograms of cocaine, 375 kilograms of amphetamine, €275,000 in cash, roughly $15,000 in cryptocurrency, three handguns, 15 vehicles and 14 kilograms of silver.
- Investigators say the group smuggled drugs from South America concealed in heavy machinery, stored them at rural properties in the Madrid and Ávila mountains, and moved them domestically in vehicles with hidden compartments.
- The network allegedly dispatched shipments to Italy from Talavera de la Reina, including a September load tied to a Camorra capo from the Amato‑Pagano clan.
- Twenty suspects were detained and 15 were placed in provisional prison as the case proceeds under the National Court and Spain’s Special Anti‑Drug Prosecutor.